Product Owner

📍 Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid/Onsite)
💼 Duration: Long-Term Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead product development initiatives by working closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and Scrum teams. The ideal candidate will have strong Agile experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate business requirements into well-defined user stories.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Product Owner for Agile Scrum teams.
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize business requirements.
• Create and manage product backlog, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, QA teams, and Scrum Masters.
• Define product vision, roadmap, and release planning.
• Participate in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Prioritize features based on business value and customer needs.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality product releases.
• Coordinate UAT and validate delivered functionality.
• Work with cross-functional teams to drive continuous product improvements.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of Product Owner/Product Management experience
• Strong Agile/Scrum methodology experience
• Product Backlog Management
• User Story Writing & Acceptance Criteria
• Stakeholder Management
• Sprint Planning & Release Planning
• JIRA & Confluence
• Business Analysis
• Excellent Communication Skills
• SDLC knowledge